Tag: Railways Archives and archivistsZSPC11: An example of innovation through a pandemicFriday 25 November 2022For Catalogue Week 2022, lead volunteer Mel Draper traces the work of the ZSCP...Records and researchFirst World War ambulance trainsFriday 18 November 2022The railways, and the men and women who worked on them, made a significant...Records and researchEric Geddes: The man behind the 1920s grouping of the railwaysThursday 19 May 2022A quick search on the newly released 1921 Census for England and Wales shows...Records and researchThe 1922 Wilmcote railway accident: 100 years onThursday 24 March 2022You probably won’t have heard of Edward Sherwood, Lewis Washburn, George Booker or William...Records and researchVerdict – Accidental death: The strange case of the Scottish aristocrat killed on the Midland RailwayFriday 22 January 2021Chris Heather writes: Over the past two years, The National Archives has been cataloguing a...Records and researchW E Hayward: A life’s workFriday 22 May 2020ZSPC 11 is the record designation at The National Archives for a varied collection...Records and researchThumbs up to railway accidentsTuesday 21 May 2019Between June 1908 and November 1917 there were 63 injuries to the thumbs of...Behind the scenesBringing two 19th century rail plans back on trackThursday 26 April 2018Wednesday 2 May 2018, 14:00 Britain on film: Railways Part 3 of RAIL 795/250...Records and research19th century crime at railway stationsTuesday 10 April 2018Wednesday 2 May 2018, 14:00 Britain on film: Railways Horatio Holland was only ten...Behind the scenesReading about railwaysTuesday 12 September 2017Trains cause frustrations at times but where would we be without them?...Records and researchExploring Pig Clubs and the Donkey ExpressWednesday 7 September 2016I'm always on the lookout for unusual transport-related documents, and recently I found some...Records and researchUncovering a sad tale of murder and suicideWednesday 13 April 2016This is a true story, involving a real family 120 years ago, pieced together... 1 2 »
